Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Intermediate
intro with lead:
A minorAm 
C majorC 
E minorEm G+G
E minorEm D MajorD G+G A minorAm
Am C majorC E minorEm G+G
E minorEm D MajorD G+G A minorAm
all in:
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA x2
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
In a land without any pity And a sun scorching from the sky
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
In the desert, they built a city Sharp as flint that could make you cry
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Hold on to it Hold on to it It’s a dream that will never die
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Come there with me Come there with me It’s the home of my own mind’s eye
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
But the dreamer was never welcome Other lands have their own demands
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Get away boy, you don’t belong here That’s our law and it always stands
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Hold on to it Hold on to it It’s a dream that will make you cry
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Come there with me Come there with me And they’ll let us in by and by
E minorEm E minorEm
Chorus::
C majorC 
FF G+G
I will meet you when things are better
C majorC FF G+G
In a world without any fear
FF FF G+G
We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow
FF FF G+G
At the end of this trail of tears
A augmentedA A augmentedA
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA x2
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
They asked our dreamer for reams of paper These were the keys that he didn’t own
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
They pointed back to the land he came from Said: “Go back there, son ‘cos that’s your home”
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Go back to it Go back to it No future, no life, no hope
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Come there with me Come there with me And you’ll see why I can’t go home
E minorEm E minorEm
Chorus:
C majorC FF G+G
I will meet you when things are better
C majorC FF G+G
In a world without any fear
FF FF G+G
We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow
FF FF G+G
At the end of this trail of tears
A augmentedA A augmentedA
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
And the trail goes on On and on For years and years
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA BB BB
The trail drags on Never ending Trail of tears
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA x2
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
So, the dreamer turns from the city But he asks them before he leaves:
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
“Who checked your papers to build this country? Who gave permission for you and not me?”
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Think back on it Think back on it Land is the land and it was always free
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA
Before you Before you No one had papers, they would simply “be”
Chorus:
C majorC FF G+G
I will meet you when things are better
C majorC FF G+G
In a world without any fear
FF FF G+G
We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow
FF FF G+G
At the end of this trail of tears
C majorC FF G+G
I will meet you when things are better
C majorC FF G+G
In a world without any fear
FF FF G+G
We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow
FF FF G+G
At the end of this trail of tears
A augmentedA A augmentedA
A augmentedA C majorC E minorEm G+G A augmentedA x4
